Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...

The ship from the 1890s, uncovered at a popular swimming beach at Ballina, is believed to be the remnants of paddle steamer ...

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.

Curator and manager of the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum, Ron Creber, said the area around Ballina and Byron Bay were ...